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Beeville vs Jacksonville

287 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.7× in Beeville) and trails (2.4× in Jacksonville).

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Beeville, TXHomes around $165KTexas · 13,412 people
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Jacksonville, TXHomes around $221KTexas · 14,325 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BeevilleHomes around $165K
Housing$165K typical home45% below the TX typical home Outdoors#62 most walkable in TX1.4 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves Health81% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Beeville →
JacksonvilleHomes around $221K
Housing$221K typical home26% below the TX typical home College town2 collegesJacksonville College-Main Campus Health87% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Jacksonville →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid2.7×
Beeville has the more walkable street grid
Beeville 113Jacksonville 42.1
Trails2.4×
Jacksonville has more miles of trail
Jacksonville 3.4 miBeeville 1.4 mi
Property tax bill+39%
Tax bills are bigger in Jacksonville
Jacksonville $2,239Beeville $1,613
Growth since 2010+10.1 pts
Beeville has grown faster since 2010
Beeville +6.3%Jacksonville -3.8%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $400 more a month in Jacksonville

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Beeville$1,100/mo
Typical home $165K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.70% · or rent about $1,061/mo · Housing →
Jacksonville$1,500/mo
Typical home $221K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.87% · or rent about $908/mo · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,800 a year, between Jacksonville and Beeville.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Beeville places higher on 12 of 22 TX lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
C−BeevilleSafer than 18% of U.S. towns CJacksonvilleSafer than 30% of U.S. towns
Schools
CBeevilleBetter than 28% of districts in the state CJacksonvilleBetter than 31% of districts in the state
Health
C−BeevilleHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns DJacksonvilleHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns
12Beeville
10Jacksonville

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #62#480 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #148#383 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #309#533 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #91#249 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #339#499 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #358#531 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #124#258 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #447#330

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Beeville’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BeevilleJacksonville
Snow a year0″0″
January low44°F—
July high94°F—
Growing season (days)299d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)75th27th
Outdoors & history
BeevilleJacksonville
Trails1 mi3 mi
Conserved land7.3%2.5%
Settled18591872
National Register places53
Community
BeevilleJacksonville
Library hours a week50 hrs39 hrs
Colleges in town12
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

287 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BeevilleTXJacksonvilleTX
Beeville ↔ Jacksonville287 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BeevilleJacksonville
People
Population 13,412Lowest 14,325Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.3%Highest TX: +15.9% -3.8%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 31.9±3.3Lowest 10% below TX 32.1±3.5Highest 10% below TX
Jacksonville and Beeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.3%±3.1Lowest TX: 25% 29.9%±2.8Highest TX: 25%
Jacksonville and Beeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.7%±2.1Lowest TX: 13.4% 13.9%±2.3Highest TX: 13.4%
Jacksonville and Beeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.1%Lowest TX: 33.8% 21.1%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.9%±3.7Highest TX: 6.2% 4.4%±1.5Lowest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $50,784±$6kLowest 35% below TX $51,375±$6kHighest 35% below TX
Jacksonville and Beeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $94,700±$15kLowest 67% below TX $119,800±$12kHighest 58% below TX
Jacksonville and Beeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,061±$120Highest 24% below TX $908±$34Lowest 35% below TX
Beeville and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,613Lowest 62% below TX $2,239Highest 47% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.1%±15.7Highest TX: 51.7% 52.8%±9.4Lowest TX: 51.7%
Beeville and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 22.1%Lowest TX: 13.8% 26.5%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 58.7%Lowest TX: 62.6% 60.8%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 18 yrs older than TX 1980Highest 12 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 26% below TX 24 minHighest 12% below TX
Work from home 6%±3.2Highest TX: 14.4% 5.9%±2.4Lowest TX: 14.4%
Beeville and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 29.9%Lowest 32.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 42.3 miHighest 23.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.90Lowest 1.25Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Corpus Christi (10%)Tyler (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in JacksonvilleFew work in Beeville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.3%Highest 2.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miLowest 3.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 5Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 113Highest 42.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #447 of 583 in TX#330 of 583 in TX
School district BEEVILLE ISDJACKSONVILLE ISD
High school in town A C Jones H SJacksonville H S
Students per teacherat that high school 14.0Lowest 14.3Highest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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